Preparing to Conduct a Seating and Mobility Assessment September often is thought of as a time for new beginnings. School begins for school-aged children. Depending upon where you live in the country, the leaves may be starting to change colour signaling the beginning of autumn. Registration is open for our next Cyber Series of webinars for therapists, therapist assistants, funders and vendors in Canada! The first webinar in our annual series is on "The Assessment Process" as the assessment is the beginning for all seating and mobility. A thorough assessment provides a solid foundation for what follows in seating and mobility prescription. This month, Clinical Corner will discuss considerations prior to the assessment – what should be on-hand to ensure optimal results from the physical assessment. 2019-09-30 Keep Reading
More about Outcome Measures The focus of Clinical Corner for the past 2 months has been on outcomes and outcome measures. The June 2019 article, Outcomes and Outcome Measures in Seating and Mobility: Current Practice, distinguished between outcomes and outcome measures and highlighted some of the results of a survey with therapists practicing in seating and mobility in Canada regarding their use of outcomes and outcome measures. The July 2019 article, From Outcomes to Outcome Measures: Next Steps, reviewed the relevance of outcome measures and the key considerations when selecting outcome measures. Clinical Corner will continue the theme on outcome measures this month with a focus on specific outcome measures that can be used in seating and mobility. 2019-08-26 Keep Reading
From Outcomes to Outcome Measures - Next Steps Last month, Clinical Corner distinguished between outcomes and outcome measures and highlighted some of the results of a survey with therapists practicing in seating and mobility in Canada regarding the use of outcomes and outcome measures. See Outcomes and Outcome Measures in Seating and Mobility: Current Practice to refer to that article. This month, Clinical Corner will continue its focus on outcome measures with a look at key considerations when selecting outcome measures. 2019-07-23 Keep Reading
Outcomes and Outcome Measures in Seating and Mobility - Current Practice There is a subtle difference between outcomes and outcome measures in seating and mobility. Whereas outcomes may include subjective descriptions, outcome measures can be objective, quantifiable means of validating interventions. The results of an on-line survey suggest that many therapists involved in seating and mobility in Canada consider outcomes when working with clients. Some outcomes, such as pressure mapping, sitting tolerance and using SMART goals, allow for some aspect of measurement to occur. A future Clinical Corner article will provide additional details on outcome measures that help to provide objective quantification of outcomes such as those mentioned in this month's article. 2019-06-28 Keep Reading
Power Mobility Assessment What are the similarities and differences between assessing an individual for a power mobility device versus a manual wheelchair? What is important to consider for a power wheelchair versus a manual wheelchair? Does it matter if an individual cannot drive effectively the first time they use a power wheelchair? These questions, and more, will be answered this month in Clinical Corner. 2019-05-29 Keep Reading
